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C63020 Bronze vs. N08700 Stainless Steel

C63020 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08700 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C63020 bronze and the bottom bar is N08700 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
32
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
79
Shear Strength, MPa 600
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 740
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
32
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
82
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2320
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10 to 11
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
19 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 74.7 to 81.8
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 5.5
42 to 52.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.3 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.2 to 6.0
24 to 26
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0